Murphy's committee spent the most on mailers in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,211) going to Breaker Press Co, Inc in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailers
$3,211
24.6%
Brochures
$1,866
14.3%
Media - social
$1,800
13.8%
Election day expenses
$1,176
9%
Yard signs
$1,048
8%
Office supplies
$1,033
7.9%
Postage
$877
6.7%
Printing
$779
6%
Penalty
$425
3.3%
Telephones
$267
2%
Food
$240
1.8%
Website expenses
$150
1.2%
Computer services
$150
1.2%
Credit card fees
$42
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Breaker Press Co, Inc
2016-03-22
$2,976
Mailers
Breaker Press Co, Inc
2016-03-30
$1,176
Election day expenses
Consolidated Printing
2016-01-22
$932
Brochures
Costco Wholesale #3 Chicago IL
2016-03-30
$877
Postage
Minuteman Press
2016-02-03
$625
Yard signs
Arka Pana Consulting
2016-01-11
$600
Media - social
Arka Pana Consulting
2016-02-11
$600
Media - social
Arka Pana Consulting
2016-03-24
$600
Media - social
Minuteman Press
2016-02-23
$598
Brochures
Consolidated Printing
2016-01-08
$539
Printing
Illinois State Board of Elections
2016-03-22
$425
Penalty
Minuteman Press
2016-03-09
$373
Yard signs
Consolidated Printing
2016-01-22
$335
Brochures
Moher Public House
2016-03-07
$240
Food
Consolidated Printing
2016-01-08
$239
Printing
Breaker Press Co, Inc
2016-01-11
$235
Mailers
Costco Wholesale #3 Chicago IL
2016-02-17
$207
Office supplies
Cricket Wireless
2016-01-19
$203
Telephones
Costco Wholesale #3 Chicago IL
2016-03-07
$189
Office supplies
Costco Wholesale #3 Chicago IL
2016-01-25
$163
Office supplies
NGP VAN, Inc.
2016-02-02
$150
Website expenses
NGP VAN, Inc.
2016-01-04
$150
Computer services
Costco Wholesale #3 Chicago IL
2016-02-17
$149
Office supplies
Costco Wholesale #3 Chicago IL
2016-02-10
$133
Office supplies
Bankcard Merchant Fees
2016-03-02
$130
Office supplies
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